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On the recordMarch 31, 2014
The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review identified effects of climate change as 'threat multipliers' that will aggravate stressors abroad such as poverty, environmental degradation, political instability, and social tensions.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Climate change exacerbates global issues like poverty and instability.

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